Oncology

Perioperative nivolumab significantly improved survival and pathological response in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer, challenging the traditionally poor prognosis associated with N2 nodal disease.

Using large public datasets including TCGA, GEO and GTEx, researchers found that BAZ2B expression was consistently reduced in several cancer types, with particularly marked downregulation in breast cancer.

AI system surpasses radiologists in detecting pancreatic cancer on CT scans, promising earlier diagnosis and better outcomes.

Prostate cancer remains the most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 55,000 new cases and 12,000 deaths each year and is currently the most common cancer without a national screening programme.

Researchers have identified chromosomal instability in circulating tumour cells as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.

The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer has been increasing worldwide, a trend that has coincided with growing intake of ultraprocessed foods.

Access to blood transfusions emerged as the most highly valued service, with a mean standardised importance score of 20.53.

Researchers have developed a new prediction tool that could help clinicians better assess whether complete tumour removal is achievable in women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.